It looks like modern C-drama Family Business is starting filming soon as the schedules for the leads have aligned and the investors are chomping at the bit for a rare S-plus budget drama. The female lead is Yang Zi, no change, and the male lead is by all accounts Liu Yu Ning, but some say Wei Da Xun and his … Continue reading →
So there is another underrated K-drama that reminds me a lot of the tense and twisty Train when I saw the promos. MBC Fri-Sat drama Black Out (Snow White Must Die) has been the little drama that could in the competitive weekend landscape, premiering to a measly 2.8% but increasing in ratings and racking up strong word of mouth. The … Continue reading →
So this may be one of those murky periods and it makes sense to try and do something right now before there is anything more definitive to come. Last week C-actress Song Zu Er had her year long tax scandal reportedly resolved with the government, she was found to have underpaid taxes to the tune of over $300K USD and … Continue reading →
So I’ve made my own determination as to whether C-actress Zhao Lu Si recently has undergone tweaks to her appearance, i.e. plastic surgery or merely non-invasive cosmetic procedures. My personal take on this is do whatever makes you happy until it affects your job, so for actors and actresses the line is when the change(s) look distracting for the viewer. … Continue reading →
The summer is over for good now that Labor Day is past and that means a slow down of drama releases but the ones coming seem more serious fare. Tencent is reportedly premiering Love of Nirvana (流水迢迢 Liu Shui Tiao Tiao) next week on September 9th or thereabouts. Starring Allen Ren (Ren Jia Lun), Li Lan Di, and Jeremy Tsui … Continue reading →
Trying to be a Taiwan star but also work in Mainland China has been a delicate dance for decades now but has only gotten harder in recent years with both sides culturally and politically growing further apart. TW-actress Ariel Lin this year has been venturing back into Mainland Chinese projects and did a variety program. This week she got into … Continue reading →
I love seeing so many talented K-stars in one movie and bonus points for this one getting lots of attention thanks to male lead Hyun Bin who keeps on picking interesting and challenging roles. The movie is called Harbin and is of course set in the titular city but in the early 1900’s era when the region was on the … Continue reading →
There is a new casting out of K-ent and now we have three male lead level actors added to the superhero fantasy K-drama Twelve. Seo In Guk joins already cast Ma Dong Seok and Ji Chang Wook as the drama keeps adding to the main cast of Twelve, which represent twelve people with superhuman skills that correspond to the twelve … Continue reading →
My mind isn’t making the connection on whether Zhao Jin Mai and Liu Hao Cun have any project past or present together to warrant this joint pictorial but here it is, two of C-ent’s promising young lead actresses together in one spread featuring Miu Miu. I actually love the emerging from an egg image both have that gamine and very … Continue reading →
So this drama actually sounds interesting in that it’s ripe for a lot of sexual innuendo jokes coupled with a more low brow countryside setting. The next jTBC weekend drama is A Virtuous Business with a very strong cast of Kim So Yeon, Yeon Woo Jin, Kim Sung Ryung, Kim Sun Young, and Lee Se Hee. The drama is set … Continue reading →
I live for constant drama casting roulette because its fun to ponder potential pairings even if it doesn’t pan out. This past month has had a lot of discussion over the casting of the C-drama adaptation of Gu Man novel Blazing Sunlight. Names tossed around, rumors of stars vying for the lead, and now there is another two names rising … Continue reading →
There is a new C-drama that kicked off filming titled Love Beyond the Grave (Chinese title 慕胥辞 Mu Xu Ci) based on a C-novel. Starring Dilraba Dilmurat, Chen Fei Yi, and Wei Zhe Ming, the first pictures are out of the two leads in costume and this drama sure has a lot of black. Dilraba looks great as usual but … Continue reading →
The last two weeks there has been a small-ish scandal in C-ent around a supporting actor named Zhang Hao Wei. He was most recently seen in a supporting role in Joy of Life 2 and in a small budget period drama Fight for Love as the male lead. Two weeks ago there were allegations and rumors that he engaged in … Continue reading →
